单词 | etiquettical |
释义 | etiquetticaladj. Relating to etiquette; observing or prescribed by etiquette. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [adjective] > conforming > relating to established rules ceremonious1597 formal1712 etiquettical1789 etiquetted1861 1789 T. Lear Let. 3 May in G. Washington Papers (1987) Presidential Ser. II. 248 (note) We have no company to eat or drink with us—but hitherto there has been the greatest abundance from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to pay their etiquettical conger. 1838 J. Pardoe River & Desart II. iv. 33 Death..has resumed its etiquettical observances. 1887 E. Custer Tenting on Plains (1889) ii. 66 It was too much for his etiquettical instincts. 1900 G. Swift Somerley 107 We shouted directions at one another, and, in the interest of the moment, forgot the ‘Miss’ and ‘Mr.’ and other etiquettical matters. 1945 P. Ackerman Ritual Bronzes of Anc. China 103 The first drink was offered, with etiquettical elaborations, in the bird-shaped vessel. 2008 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 10 May (Weekend section) 2 None of this would have happened had he done the etiquettical thing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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